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Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 2, Chapter 24: New Orleans. (search)
They knew that we were still masters of the river south of Fort Pillow, and they believed that we should be able still to retain the rich valley of the lower Mississippi. But general disappointment and a temporary feeling of alarm suddenly arose from an event unexpected, and never hitherto feared: the fall of New Orleans, which had been regarded as strong enough to repel the attacking force. Such also had been the belief of General Lovell, the military commander there, as late as December 5, 1861. Chains were stretched across the approaches to New Orleans, and obstructions sunk in the river at the narrowest points; the forts had been all strengthened; but all these were passed. Our new ram, the Jlississzippi, was destroyed by our forces, and all the machinery and materiel of war was lost, and the key to the Mississippi was in the enemy's hands. The loss of New Orleans was a terrible disaster. But deeply as its capture was deplored by the Confederates, the spirit of the p
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 12 (search)
7. in the Senate's amendment — Yeas 72; Nays 38--and the bill, being approved June 19. by the President, became henceforth and evermore the law of the land. The policy of confiscating or emancipating the slaves of those engaged in the Rebellion was very cautiously and timidly approached at the first See Vol. I., chap. XXXIV., particularly page 569-70. or extra session of this Congress. Very early in the ensuing session, it was again suggested in the Senate by Mr. Trumbull, Dec. 5, 1861. of Illinois, and in the House by Mr. Eliot, Dec. 2, 1861. of Mass. At the former session, Congress had ventured only to direct the confiscation of the right or property of masters in such slaves as those masters permitted or directed to labor on fortifications or other works designed to aid the Rebellion; but now, a bolder and more sweeping measure was deemed requisite. Mr. Eliot's joint resolve-after disclaiming all right to interfere with the internal affairs and institutions of
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 223 (search)
he interference of governments from abroad, or against rebellious combinations at home, shall be for Free Labor. Our motto and our standard shall be, here and everywhere, and on all occasions, free labor and Workingmen's rights. It is on this basis, and this basis alone, that our munificent Government, the asylum of nations, can be perpetuated and preserved. J. W. Phelps, Brigadier-General of Volunteers, Commanding. Gen. Phelps' official report. ship Island, Mississippi Sound, Dec. 5, 1861. Major-General B. F. Butler, commanding Department of New England, Boston, Mass. sir: A part of the Middlesex Brigade, consisting of the Massachusetts Twenty-sixth and Connecticut Ninth Infantry, volunteers, with Capt. Manning's battery of artillery, volunteers, numbering in all (servants included) one thousand nine hundred and eight, arrived off Fortress Monroe, Virginia, on board the steam transport Constitution, on the 26th of November. In compliance with previous orders and comman
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 28: (search)
the bar there was nothing to prevent the ascent of the river until Forts Jackson and St. Philip were reached. These works, constructed many years before, were on opposite banks of the river. Their armament, as reported by General Lovell on December 5, 1861, consisted of—Fort Jackson: six forty-two-pounders, twenty-six twentyfour-pounders, two thirty-two-pounder rifles, sixteen thirty-two-pounders, three eight-inch columbiads, one ten-inch columbiad, two eight-inch mortars, one ten-inch mortar, rifled guns borrowed from the navy was subsequently returned, so that, when the forts were attacked, the armament was one hundred twenty-eight guns and mortars. The garrisons of Forts Jackson and St. Philip were about one thousand men on December 5, 1861; afterward, so far as I know, the number was not materially changed. The prevailing belief that vessels of war, in a straight, smooth channel, could pass batteries, led to the construction of a raft between the two forts which, it was sup
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 4 (search)
. We are not positively informed that we are in winter quarters, but the men are allowed to make themselves as comfortable as they can. I cannot say I am pleased with this — to remain inactive for four months. The poor doctor who was wounded in the cavalry skirmish the other day has since died. He was only twenty-six years old, and leaves a young wife, who reached here three hours after his death. Such afflictions should reconcile us to our lesser troubles. camp Pierpont, Va., December 5, 1861. Yesterday morning General McCall invited me to ride into town with him, he knowing I wished to go in to draw my pay and attend to other business. The day before we had gone towards Dranesville on a foraging expedition, Reynolds's brigade and mine, Reynolds in front. We collected some fifty wagons of forage, but saw and heard nothing of the enemy. On getting into town I paid the Turnbulls and Tom Lee a visit. I found at the former place Master Charley, who had just arrived with
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.), List of officers of the Confederate States Marine corps, January 1, 1864. (search)
ch 29, 1861.Drewry's Bluff. CaptainR. T. ThomVirginia AlabamaMarch 25, 1861.March 25, 1861.With Army at Mobile. CaptainA. C. Van BenthuysenLouisiana LouisianaMarch 30, 1861.March 30, 1861.  CaptainJ. E. MeiereConnecticut MarylandMay 8, 1861.Dec. 5, 1861.Mobile, Alabama. CaptainThomas S. WilsonTennessee MissouriJan. 24, 1862.Oct. 10, 1862.Drewry's Bluff. First LieutenantC. L. SayreAlabama AlabamaMarch 29, 1861.March 29, 1861.With Army at Mobile. First LieutenantB. K. HowellMississippi Louisst LieutenantR. H. HendersonD. C. VirginiaApril 16, 1861.April 16, 1861.Drewry's Bluff. First LieutenantDavid G. RaneyFlorida FloridaApril 22, 1861.Nov. 22, 1861.Mobile, Alabama. First LieutenantJ. R. Y. FendallD. C. MississippiJune 15, 1861.Dec. 5, 1861.Mobile, Alabama. First LieutenantT. P. GwynnWisconsin VirginiaSept. 20, 1861.Feb. 15, 1862.Drewry's Bluff. First LieutenantJames ThurstonSouth Carolina South CarolinaSept. 20, 1861.July 4, 1862.Prisoner of War. First LieutenantF. H. Cameron
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Indiana Volunteers. (search)
Assault on and capture of Fort Blakely April 9. Occupation of Mobile April 12 to May 26. Moved to New Orleans, La., May 26; thence to Shreveport, La., and duty there till October. Mustered out October 23, 1865, and discharged at Indianapolis, Ind., November 2, 1865. Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 80 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 250 Enlisted men by disease. Total 336. 48th Indiana Regiment Infantry. Organized at Goshen, Ind., December 5, 1861, to January 28, 1862. Left State for Paducah, Ky., February 1, 1862. Attached to District of Paducah, Ky., to May, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of Mississippi, May, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of Mississippi, to November, 1862. 1st Brigade, 7th Division, Left Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 7th Division, 16th Army Corps, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 7th Division, 17th Army Corps, to September,
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Iowa Volunteers. (search)
., October 21-November 2, 1861. Moved to Sedalia and Georgetown November 9-16. （3rd Battalion, Cos. I, K, L and M, at Benton Barracks, Mo., till March 6, 1862; then moved to Sedalia, Mo.) Pope's Expedition to Warrensburg and Milford, Mo., December 5-27, 1861. Action at Shawnee Mound, Milford, on the Blackwater December 18. Expedition against Poindexter January 6-10, 1862. Action at Silver Creek January 8 (Cos. A, F, G and I ). Raid on Warsaw January 15 (Cos. A, F, G and I ). y. Originally organized at Companies A, B, C, 14th Iowa Infantry, October, 1861. Detached by order of General Fremont, and march from Davenport, via Des Moines, Council Bluffs and Sioux City, to Fort Randall, Dakota Territory, arriving December 5, 1861, and on special duty at that point till April, 1863. Permanently detached from 14th Iowa Infantry September 18, 1862, and designated 41st Iowa Battalion Infantry. Transferred to 7th Iowa Cavalry as Companies K, L and M. 42nd Iowa Regi
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Missouri Volunteers. (search)
edition against Indians in Nebraska July 1-September 20. Actions with Indians on Powder River September 1-4 and 5. March from Fort Connor to Fort Laramie September 25-October 4. Engaged in frontier duty till April, 1866. Mustered out April 9, 1866. Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 35 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 226 Enlisted men by disease. Total 263. 12th Missouri Regiment State Militia Cavalry Organized in Missouri at large December 5, 1861, to May 8, 1862. Attached to Dept. of Missouri and participated in the following service: Expedition from Greenville February 23-25, 1862 (Co. B ). Mingo Creek, near St. Francisville, February 24 (Co. B ). Cherry Grove July 1. Greenville July 20 (Cos. B and G ). Greenville July 26. Scout in Southeastern Missouri July 26-29 (Detachment). Bolinger's Mills July 28 (Detachment). Dallas August 24. Crooked Creek, near Dallas, August 24 (1st Battalion). Van Bur
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 15: (search)
and Macomb, and thought he would be able to make a complete obstruction of the raft, so that if the enemy's ships should be stopped, they would be hammered to pieces. This obstruction was calculated to delay a fleet under the close fire of more than one hundred heavy guns. Measures were also taken to obstruct the passage at Forts Pike and Macomb, and the river above the city, the commanding General feeling satisfied that ships under steam can pass forts in an open channel. On the 5th December, 1861, a statement was made to the War Department of the existing condition of affairs, in which it was shown that the city was defended by two lines of works, for which Gen. Lovell had 8,000 men, besides the militia of the city. Two powder mills were in running order, and the announcement was made that with a sufficiency of this material, he should consider himself in a position to hold New Orleans for an indefinite length of time. The city was then strong enough to withstand any attack l
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